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₹60,000 crore to expand the seven existing airports in its portfolio over the next 5-10 years, Karan Adani, MD of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, said. About half of the investment would be pumped into terminal and runway capacity over five years, and the rest would be invested in city-side development of the airports over a period of 10 years, Adani said on the sidelines of an event. These investments will be in addition to the ₹18,000 crore that the group plans to invest in Navi Mumbai airport.

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: British art auction house Sotheby's is attempting to cater to young Indian art collectors, who are now more comfortable about art and about spending on them, through different initiatives. The auction house is also proactively introducing new artists to its platform to provide more choices to the young collector, a senior official of the company said in an interview.

Arvind Kejriwal urged the voters in Kurukshetra not to get trapped by promises and vote just to elect the Prime Minister but to elect an MP who would work for the people during difficult times. Arvind Kejriwal said, «Don't make a mistake this time. Don't get trapped to elect the Prime Minister; vote to elect your MPs. Elect an MP who works for you during tough times.» Referring to the farmers' agitation, he said that the farmers wanted to go to Delhi but they were stopped at the border.

rail roko’ at 62 places in Punjab, ratcheting up a widening stir for better procurement prices among other demands. The call for the ‘rail roko’ protest, held between 12 pm and 4pm was given by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and came after farmers resumed their ‘Delhi chalo’ march on 6 March. In Haryana, several farmers were allegedly detained by the police in Dabwali and Ellenabad as they headed to the protest sites.

₹1.5 crore. “Bought at his reserve price of INR 1.5 crore, the aggressive wicket-keeper batter from England scored two consecutive T20I centuries against the West Indies in December last year. His 48-ball century in the 4th T20I at Trinidad is also the joint-fastest for England" the IPL statement read.

Kolkata Knight Riders have brought in Englishman Phil Salt as a replacement for compatriot Jason Roy who pulled out of the IPL due to personal reasons. This will be Salt's second season in the IPL, having played for Delhi Capitals last season. The 27-year-old Salt, who went unsold at the auction, has been bought at his reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore. «Kolkata Knight Riders have named Phil Salt as a replacement for Jason Roy after the latter pulled out of the upcoming TATA IPL 2024 owing to personal reasons,» an IPL media release said.

Yusuf Pathan, the former Indian cricketer who played 57 ODIs and 22 T20Is for India between September 2007 and March 2012, has ventured into politics. He has been named as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from West Bengal's Berhampore seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Pathan, 42, is expected to face Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a vocal critic of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has held the seat since 1999. Cricket to Politics: Pathan's Political Journey Hailing from Gujarat's Vadodara, Pathan is renowned for his cricketing career, particularly with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He joins a list of Indian cricketers who have transitioned into politics, including Gautam Gambhir, Kirti Azad, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Manoj Tiwary, Mohammed Azharuddin, and Chetan Chauhan, among others.

Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case to probe an international drugs trafficking racket that allegedly involves a former functionary of the DMK, official sources said Sunday. The case has been filed by the federal agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) taking cognisance of a bunch of FIRs, including the NCB case where 36-year-old Jaffer Sadiq was arrested on Saturday for his alleged involvement in smuggling about 3,500 kgs of pseudoephedrine with a street value of about Rs 2,000 crore. The NCB said Sadiq's links with Tamil and Hindi film financers, some «high profile» people and related to «political funding» were under its scanner. The NCB is expected to soon summon a senior DMK party functionary in connection with two transactions of Rs 7 lakh made by Sadiq, according to sources in the anti-narcotics agency.

airport projects, entailing a total capital expenditure of Rs 9,800 crore and includes new terminal buildings at 12 airports such as Delhi, Lucknow Airport and Pune. «Earlier, during the election season, people made announcements. No one asked them about the status of these projects...Before elections, they would come and lay the foundation stone. Foundation stones used to get lost, so would the politicians,» Modi said. «You must not look at this matter from the lens of general elections...This is a journey for development, and by 2047, I aim to make India a developed country,» he added.

Also read | PM Modi schedule today: Several airport projects across states to foundation stone in UP | 7 points The GMR group stated that with the expansion, "Delhi Airport now stands among elite global hubs, boasting a 100 MPPA capacity. The integration of Arrival and Departure terminals is not just architectural; it's a transformative journey, resonating with India's ambition and connecting the nation to the world." Also read | ‘Doosri mitti ka insaan..’, says PM Modi as he inaugurates 15 airport projects, including New Delhi's Terminal 1 "Through this project, we have reimagined a seamless journey facilitated by facial recognition, self-service kiosks, and automated baggage systems.

body of an unidentified man, who had fallen into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant, was successfully retrieved after a nearly 12-hour-long rescue operation on Sunday. Water Minister Atishi conveyed the sad news, expressing her condolences. The victim, approximately 30 years old, is yet to be identified. In a post on X, Atishi shared the disheartening update, stating, «It is with great sadness that I share the news that the man who fell into the borewell has been found dead by the rescue team.»

Terminal 1 of Delhi Airport to the nation, the GMR-led DIAL has prepared to operationalize the revamped Terminal 1, the GMR group said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated 15 airport projects, including 12 new terminal buildings of almost worth Rs 10,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, marking the event to be the single biggest infra addition that will see a mix of new airports, expanded terminals, laying of foundation stones for upcoming airports and other related facilities. The project launched by PM Modi includes 12 new terminal buildings of Pune, Kolhapur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Delhi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Shravasti and Adampur Airports, along with laying of the foundation stone for new terminal buildings of Kadapa, Hubballi and Belagavi airports on Sunday.

Actor and Big Boss contestant Sambhavna Seth, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over a year ago, has quit the party. Seth, while taking to the X, said that she quit Arvind Kejriwal's party after 'realising her mistake'. «I joined the Aam Aadmi Party a year back with a lot of enthusiasm to serve my country. But, no matter how wisely you take a decision, you could still go wrong, because at the end of the day, we are humans. Realising my mistake I officially declare my exit from AAP,» she said.

Delhi High Court has issued a show-cause notice to the resolution professional of crisis-hit 'Go First' airline, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for prima facie willfully disobeying judicial orders on allowing inspection and maintenance of lessors' aircraft. The high court said the RP (Resolution Professional) cannot plead difficulties in the implementation of the October 12, 2023, judgment after contempt proceedings have been filed by a lessor seeking to enforce court orders. «Prima facie, the orders of this court have been wilfully disobeyed by the respondent/ RP. Issue notice to show cause as to why proceedings of contempt be not initiated...,» Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju said. The counsel for the RP submitted that he was willing to revert to the position regarding the maintenance of the aircraft.

Delhi's Dwarka district on March 12th. Gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, currently lodged in Tihar jail, will tie the knot with Anuradha Choudhary alias Madam Minz, another alleged criminal, in a ceremony guarded by over 200 police personnel. Fortress Wedding Venue The venue, Santosh Garden in Dwarka Sector-3, will resemble a fortress for the occasion. Sandeep's lawyer booked the banquet for Rs 51,000. The Delhi Police will deploy a significant force, including 250 police officers, SWAT commandos equipped with advanced weaponry, special cell and crime branch teams, and officers from Haryana's CIA (Crime Investigation Agency), according to news agency PTI.

Brijendra Singh who was an MP from Hisar, Haryana resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday due to «compelling political reasons.» The former BJP leader met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi with Former Union Minister Birender Singh. «I have resigned from the primary membership of BJP, due to compelling political reasons. I extend gratitude to the party, National President Sh.

₹42,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh. In addition to this, media reports have also stated that the Prime Minister is also expected to inaugurate 15 airport projects in several states. 1.

rail roko' protest on Sunday to advocate for their various demands. Here are the top ten updates: 1. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Saturday urged the Centre not to run away from its responsibility of giving legal guarantee for MSP on all crops, even as farmers prepare to participate in the proposed 'rail roko' protest on March 10 to press for their demands.

borewell in the Keshopur area of Delhi on Sunday, an official said. According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), the child fell into a borewell, about 40-50 feet deep, inside the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) plant in the Keshopur Mandi area. Teams from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and Delhi Police were on-site, spearheading the rescue operation, at the time of filing this report.

Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is creating an environment that will allow the country’s intellectual property rights (IPRs) ecosystem to flourish. At the same time, the need to protect the IPRs of innovators has to be balanced with the imperative of using them for the benefit of all, she said, listing the steps taken by the government to bolster research and development (R&D). “We are trying to make them (IPR laws) work as a facilitator, a booster, and not as a barrier to the process of R&D,” Sitharaman said on Saturday, asserting that India’s IP regime remains compliant with the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) framework of the World Trade Organization.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq in Delhi on Saturday, in connection with a ₹2,000 crore international drugs trafficking case. The central agency has termed Sadiq the «mastermind and kingpin» of the illicit network spread across India, Australia and New Zealand. Sadiq, a producer of Tamil films, was recently expelled by the DMK from the party after the NCB stated that he was linked to the drugs network. He was the Chennai West deputy organiser of the DMK's NRI wing. The opposition BJP and AIADMK in the state have been targeting the DMK over the matter. Last month, the NCB said it had arrested three people, all hailing from Tamil Nadu, and seized 50 kg of narcotics-making chemical pseudoephedrine during a raid at a godown in Delhi. The searches by the NCB, along with the special cell of the Delhi Police, came about following a tip-off received towards the end of 2023 from the Australian and New Zealand authorities about «large quantities» of pseudoephedrine concealed in desiccated coconut powder and mix food powder being smuggled into their countries from India.